Stephen Jirsa

Biography

Mr. Stephen Jirsa has over 25 years of engineering experience and leadership in forensic investigation/expert testimony, evaluation, analysis, and design of all types of buildings, structures, and components. Mr. Jirsa’s forensic experience includes technical leadership of large complex multi-disciplinary losses, as well as post-earthquake and post-hurricane assessments, construction defect, structural collapse, and construction accidents. Mr. Jirsa’s roles have also involved seismic design and evaluation, product development of building systems, building product certification and code approval, and structural and architectural performance testing. Mr. Jirsa has provided engineering expertise to commercial, insurance, legal, construction, government, military, and health care clients.

Publications

• 2009, Presented at Structural Engineers Association of Southern California / American Concrete Institute Joint Meeting, Monterey Park, CA, “Studcast Hybrid Panels for Sustainable Design"
• 2013, Presented to California Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters, Pomona, CA, “Engineering Issues for Post-Earthquake Damage Assessment"
• 2014, Combined Claims Conference, Anaheim, CA, “Identifying Construction Defects and Long Term Conditions Versus Event Driven Damages”
• International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering - Symposium, San Francisco, CA, “Seismic Repair and Upgrade of a Steel Braced Frame Building”
• Presentations to General Services Administration, Multiple Western Region offices, “ATC-20 – Postearthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings”
• 2019-2021, Seismic Evaluation Presentations to Insurance Adjusters Association of Southern California and to greater insurance industry